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Fort Smallwood Park (20 Mar 2010, Saturday) 51 Raptors

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Sue Ricciardi

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:40:58 +0000

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                8             82             90
Turkey Vulture              33           1439           1513
Osprey                       6             30             30
Bald Eagle                   0              4              5
Northern Harrier             0              4              6
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             15             15
Cooper's Hawk                0             58             58
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             74             74
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              3             40             44
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              8              8
Merlin                       0              1              1
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              4              5
Unknown Buteo                0              4              5
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                      51           1763           1854
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 EST
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Sue Ricciardi

Observers:        Bradley Cernohorsky, Marty Miller

Visitors: Andrea Waleryszak, Barbara Ricciardi, Andy and Judy Hicks, Damien and
Lauren


Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 51-73 degrees; good visibility; winds calm or
light and variable

Raptor Observations: The predicted southwest winds didn't materialize and neither did a
significant flight.

Non-raptor Observations: About 50 Horned Grebes in the river; one Redhead
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at:
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html

Site Description:
Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at
the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best
winds are from the southwest. The Park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays.